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100

No. 10 of 1899.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

9. On every order whether for the release or de- tention of the ship or for payment of costs, or costs and damages, to be paid by the party taking out the order,

$5.00

·

10. On every office copy of the judgment or report, or of notes of the evidence, or of any of the proceedings in the appeal, per folio of 72 words.

Table I.

0.20

[ss. 5 & 48 (8).]

FERS TO BE CHARGED AT THE MERCANTILe Marine Office.

1.—Engagement or Discharge of Crowe.

In ships under

100 tons,

100 to

400 tons,

400 to

700 tons,

700 to 1,000 tons,

$ 5

10

15

20

and so on for ships of larger tonnage adding for every 300

tons or part of 800 tona, 5 dollars.

2.-Engagement or Discharge of Seamen.

Separately, 80 cents each.

Over-time fee, when Engagement or Discharge takes place on board shipa.

From 8 A.M. to 10 A.M., and 4 P.M. to ✪ P.M.. From 6 A.M. to 8 A.M., and 6 P.M. to 8 P.M., Before 6 A.M. and after 8 P.M.,...

$5 per hour.

10

1

20

F

Any portion of an hour shall count as one hour.

MERCHANT SHIPPING.

Table K.

No. 10 of 1899.

101 573

[8. 6.]

RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF LICENSED BOARDING- HOUSES FOR SEAMEN.

1. Over the principal door of each house shall be fixed a board con- Afixing of taining in letters at least 3 inches in length, painted white on a black signboard ground, "Licensed Boarding-house for (number of seamen, manils over door. inen or lascars)" and at the foot thereof shall be inserted the name, in full, of the keeper of the house, and no other writing, sign, painting or mark shall be posted on the premises.

2. The house shall be substantially built and kept in good repair, Construction well ventilated, and have a proper system of drainage, the drains not of bouse. to be in direct communication with the public sewers, but effectively disconnected and trapped.

3. There shall be adequate kitchen accommodation with proper Kitchen means for the removal of smoke.

accommoda- tion.

4. The space allotted to each boarder shall be, in the bed rooms, not Accommoda. less than 400 cubic feet of space, and a notice shall be put up in enclition for sleeping room showing the number of persons the room is capable of boardera. accommodating: there shall also be provided a general room of sufficient size in which the boarders may sit and mess.

5. A separate room is to be appropriated for the chests, hammocks, Room for etc., of the boarders.

chests, alo.. of boarders.

8. Proper washing rooms, and adequate privy, urinal, and ash-bin Washing accommodation are to be provided; the floors of the house and out- rooms, etc. houses are to be swept clean frequently during the day and thoroughly washed every Saturday; all inside walls and partitions are to be colour washed once in every 6 months, viz., on or about 1st January and 1st July.

7. All filth and refuse matter shall be regularly removed daily.

Removal of flth,

Table J.

[89. 5 & 43 (3).]

SUMS TO BE DEDUCTED FROM WAGES BY WAY OF PARTIAL REIMBURSEMENT OF FEES PAID IN ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE I.

1. In respect of engagements and discharge of crews, upon each engagement and each discharge

from wages of any mate, purser, engineer, surgeon,

carpenter, or steward,

all others, except apprentices,

50 cents. 40 "

2. In respect of engagements and discharges separately, upon esch engagement and each discharge--

from wages of any mate, purser, engineer, surgeon,

carpenter, or steward,

all others, except apprentices,

As arcended by G. N. 109 of 1908.

50 cents.

40

"

8. There shall be no communication between a boarding-house and No communi-

cation with the adjoining houses.

adjoining houses.

boarder.

9. No boarding master shall receive into his boarding-house any Conditions of seaman who does not first produce his discharge from his last ship, receiving duly countersigned or stamped by the Harbour Master or some person se deputed by him, or who does not produce the Harbour Master's written sanction for his admission into a boarding-house, and no more boarders ure to be lodged in the house than the number allowed by the licence.

10. Every boarding master shall keep a book in which he shall enter Keeping of the names of all hoarders in his house on the day of their reception books and therein, and he shall also enter in the game book an account of all accounts. moniea re seived from boarders and all charges incurred by them, and

if a boarder shall so require be shall be furnished, every Saturday night,

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*As mended by 0. N. 189 of 1908, No. 10 of 1912 and No. 17 of

1912.

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